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posing
noun as in acting
Strong matches
Weak matches
- play acting
- showing off
noun as in pretense
Strong matches
- act
- acting
- affectation
- appearance
- artifice
- claim
- deceit
- deception
- display
- dissimulation
- double-dealing
- evasion
- excuse
- fabrication
- facade
- fakery
- falsification
- feigning
- gag
- guise
- insincerity
- invention
- make believe
- mask
- masquerade
- misrepresentation
- misstatement
- ostentation
- posturing
- pretentiousness
- routine
- ruse
- schtick
- sham
- shuffling
- simulation
- stall
- stunt
- subterfuge
- trickery
- veil
- wile
Example Sentences
Trees with yellow markings and ribbons have been waived from the removal process, while trees with unique barcodes and blue markings are categorized as posing an immediate or imminent hazard.
“They have total control over a whole nation, posing a grave threat to our national security.”
The groups contained images of young men posing with knives, videos of close-ups of the blades, and some had videos of knife fights.
Another alleged scam involved the defendants posing as fictitious real estate owners and tricking victims into thinking a legitimate sale of property was occurring, then pocketing the money.
The canteen caters to the funeral home's customers, but as word began to spread about its noodles, hordes of diners -some posing as mourners - began showing up to try the food.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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